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The author, a poet, psychotherapist, activist and author,
living in Atlanta, Georgia, presents a collection of essays
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work speaks to the power of our conscious and unconscious
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as part of a bigger story about this country's out of control
militaristic foreign policy. The author points out how fear
and paranoia dominated men in our government. This work
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Mr. Connell is Professor of Sociology at the University
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on gender. Masculinity is discussed and viewed through the
study of social science, psychoanalysis, as well as history
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in the context of today's society. He further posits that
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personalized story of playing basketball and attending the
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and contributing editor for Newsweek and former
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live in America with broken promises, leaving them feeling
betrayed, angry and in deep anguish. She describes the cultural
forces that constrain, impact and shape masculinity in post
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of Overmothered and Underfathered, the "betrayed male
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Mr Gitlin is the author of a number of best-selling books,
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This extraordinary novel takes you on a journey into the
inner depths of the hearts of two men, a father and son.
He writes about the son's pilgrimage, which parallels his
father's experiences of love, grief and passion. This religious,
erotic, and intellectual novel surprises the reader with
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and family therapy and is a leading authority on the "Nice
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Their "nice guy" behavior is anything but nice.
It is self-serving and conceived out of desperation and
fear. In the end no one wins, least of all the man who suffers
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The author is an associate professor at the University
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and workshops for men recovering from sexual victimization.
He points out how society's traditional view of masculinity
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districts, churches and criminal justice agencies. This
work details how our culture "directly poisons the
character development of its males and neglects essential
building blocks for that character." A blueprint, which
can guide your child from birth to adulthood, is presented.
Hear- felt stories, gathered from parents, teachers and
other caregivers, told by the author illustrate this plan.
Hunter, Mic. 1990. Abused Boys: The Neglected
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Mr. Hunter is a psychologist, chemical dependency counselor
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adult men and their loved ones describe their experience
of childhood abuse, the after effects which last well into
adulthood, and the steps taken to begin to heal.
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Mr. Kauth M.S., is a psychotherapist and counselor to business
executives, and has been active in the men's movement for
twenty years. Men's groups provide an important means for
men to heal, to grow and support each other. This is a step-by-step
manual on how to organize, start and lead men's support
groups. Rituals and activities are discussed that will promote
honesty, self-disclosure, and fun.
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New York: Bantam Books.
Sam Keen is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and holds
a PhD in philosophy of religion from Princeton University.
He is also an author of twelve books including the New
York Times bestseller Fire in the Belly. This book
discusses the sixteen key element of love. He combines personal
stories with psychological and spiritual insight to help
reveal a "new map of love in all forms."
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Geography of Your Emotions. New York: Bantam
Books.
Sam describes his journey into "the dark night of
his soul," or his depression/midlife crisis. His awareness
of the benefits of embracing "negative emotions",
not running from them, led him to an understanding of how
fatigue, boredom, depression, grief and despair can lead
to a journey to recovery of self and greater aliveness.
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San Francisco: Harper-Collins.
This work provides the reader with a deeper look at Mr.
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the stages of the development of personality and points
out pivotal examples of unconscious and conscious decisions
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This landmark book is an effort to "get inside the
dilemmas, delights, confusions and cares of modern men."
He examines how men are "impoverished and alienated"
as a result of modern rites of passage, war, work and sex.
His opening poem captures his work when he writes: "A
man must go on a quest to discover the sacred fire in the
sanctuary of his own belly." He finishes by saying
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fuel the blaze in the hearth, and to rekindle his ardor
for the earth."
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Movement (And the Mythopoetic Leaders Answer).
Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Mr. Kimmel is a Professor of Sociology at the State University
of New York, Stony Brook, and author of other books about
men and masculinity. This work presents a point-counterpoint
discussion about pro-feminist view of the men's movement
vs. the mythopoetic view as present by authors like Robert
Bly. The central concern is whether patriarchy is sustained
and supported through the recent men's movement presentation
for the need to empower men.
Lawlor, Robert. 1989. Earth Honoring, The New
Male Sexuality. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street
Press
Mr Lawlor, the author of Sacred Geometry (Thames
and Hudson) and co-author, with Keith Critchlow, of Homage
of Pythagoras and Geometry. The author looks at male
sexuality in the context of its "social as well as
its personal impact and implications." Male sexuality
is vitally linked to man's sense of self. Also explored
is the view that an "imbalance in male sexuality is
the core of contemporary problems such as the destruction
and exploitation of the environment."
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and Sex: New Psychological Perspectives. New
York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Dr Levant is Associate Clinical Professor in the Department
of Psychology in the department of Psychiatry at Harvard
Medical Schoo, author of books and articles focused on masculinity
and men Dr Brooks is Chief of Psychology Services at the
O.E.Teage Veterans Center, Temple, Texas. He is an Associate
Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences with Texas
A&M University Health Services Center, author of numerous
articles and the book The Centerfold Syndrome. This
work examines men and sexuality through social, psycho and
emotional developmental models. Further the authors describe
how boys become "socially traumatized" and are
discouraged from engaging in emotional intimacy because
it is equated with loss of autonomy.
Matthiessen, Peter. 1986. Men's Lives.
New York: Vintage Books.
Mr. Matthiessen graduated from Yale University in 1950.
His works of non-fiction have received numerous literary
awards including The National Book Award for The Snow
Leopard. This work traces life for men in the fishing
industry. This historically and emotionally moving work
puts the reader in touch with many feelings as he lives
along-side the men who are scratching out a living fishing
off Long Island, New York's south shore.
Moore, Robert, Douglas Gillette. 1990. King
Warrior Magician Lover: Rediscovering The Archetypes of
the Mature Masculine. San Francisco: Harper-Collins.
Robert Moore is a psychoanalyst and Professor of Psychology
and Religion at Chicago Theological Seminary. He also teaches
at the C.J.Jung Institute in Chicago Illinois. Douglas Gillett
is a mythologist, artist, pastoral counselor and coordinator
of the Institute for World Spirituality. This work traces
male development through exploration of boy and man psychology.
Most of the effort here is in the description and understanding
of the four archetypes of mature masculinity: The King,
The Warrior, The Magician, and The Lover.
Osherson, Samuel. 1986. Finding Our Fathers:
How a Man's Life is Shaped by His Relationship with His
Father. Chicago: Contemporary Books.
Samuel Osherson, PhD. is a practicing psychotherapist
on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He has taught
at Harvard, MIT, and the University of Massachusetts. The
central theme of this work examines the relationship of
a man and his father. All men have "unfinished business,"
unconscious issues with their fathers which, left unresolved,
affect relationships with spouse, children, friends, and
boss. This can leave men with a profound sense of loneliness,
vulnerability and rage. He discusses why a man must come
to terms with his "inner conflict of the father-son
relationship" in order to develop a new sense of strength
and purpose in his family life and career.
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Sons, and the Search for Masculinity. New
York: Perigee.
Dr Pittman M.D. is a psychiatrist and family therapist
in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. He also teaches
in the in the department of psychiatry at Emory University
and in the department of psychology at Georgia State University.
Frank weaves a compelling description of how a boy learns
to be a man. His use of personal stories of growing up,
mixed with case studies taken from his practice, helps the
reader grasp the depth and complexity for men in search
of their masculinity. This book posits a model for the fathers
of tomorrow's men.
Pollack, William. 1998. Real Boys: Rescuing
Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood. New York.
Henry Holt and Company.
Mr. Pollack Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, is the co
director of the Center for Men at the Mclean Hospital/Harvard
Medical School and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry
at the Harvard Medical School. This work, based on more
than two decades of research at Harvard Medical School,
explores this generation's "silent crisis," attempts
to understand why so many boys are sad, lonely, and confused.
Emphasis is placed on the need for parents and teachers
to provide boys with the opportunity to discover and express
their true emotions. Current conditions force boys to act
as "little men" which does not help them either
discover or express their true emotions.
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former Good Housekeeping columnist and host of
his own Lifetime television series "Your Child
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of the father's role in child and adult development based
on two decades of research at the Yale Child Study Center,
as well as real-life examples from his own practice. This
how to guide for fathers addresses the child's needs from
infancy through young and mature adulthood.
Sheehan, Andrew. 2002. Chasing The Hawk: Looking
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Mr. Sheehan is a writer and investigative journalist for
a television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The reader
experiences the conflicts, feelings, joys and difficulties
a son faces learning about his father. This is a deeply
personal account of Andrew's struggle to understand and
love his father who is highly acclaimed in the running community.
The author captures the emotion and complexities of a son
trying to make sense of his own life in his father's shadow.
This work carries you down the difficult path, through a
father and son relationship, toward resolution, healing
and love.